Your Opinion on Kentucky Fire-Cured Tobacco?

[Misanthrope]

I've been a big fan of the MUWAT Kentucky Fire Cured sticks, and just got in my order from SPcom of the Swamp Thangs. Funny how tastes can be so different.

Totally, I thought they'd be right up my alley 'cause I like dark fired Kentucky. It's weird how that didn't work out,

 

[mawnansmiff]

I like the Malawian dark fired leaf used by Gawith and Hoggarth in their Westmorland Slices. Earthy, spicy and very tasty.

Regards,

Jay.?

 

[rushx9]

Well it's a burley, and has a bbq campfire thug going on. So if you don't like either of those things, then it might not hit the spot.

I have a bad reaction to most burley, but it turns out DFK doesn't bother me at all. From what I can tell, dark leaf Kentucky strain tobaccos don't bother my sinuses or throat, while common white/light/bright burley makes my ears pop, sinuses swell, and voice transform into Tom Waits/Cookie Monster.
I wish manufacturers, advertisers, and smokers would differentiate between light and dark burley like the seed banks and farmers do.

 

[Simmerdown☕️]

Love it!
Smokey sweet earthy.
Good nicotine if that’s your preference.
Excellent with ️.
Big fan! ?

 

[cosmicfolklore]

but it turns out DFK doesn't bother me at all.

I believe it was our once resident tobacco farmer, jitterbugdude, who showed us that DFK is not a burley. It is it's own thing in every way it is categorized. It is like lumping cigar leaf into the burley category.

The farmer and the manufacturer, usually stay so separate that neither knows what is going on with the other. And, the people who know the LEAST are the marketers. It is like selling canned stewed tomatoes. There are thousands of different varieties of tomatoes, but once they are cooked and prepped, the can just says "Stewed Tomatoes." Not, Stewed Romas, or Big Boys, or Mortgage Lifters, or even Black Krims. Once cooked, it's all red mush to the companies. Same for tobacco blenders and companies.

 

[Mr.Mike]

Too strong for my wussy baby nicotine tolerance. I'll stick to my VA and VA/PER

 

[mawnansmiff]

"Too strong for my wussy baby nicotine tolerance."

Mr. Mike, you could always try it thinned out with some plain Virginia leaf. Try a 75 Va/25 DF blend and see how it goes.

Regards,

Jay.?